Touch of Home by Marissa Dobson

Injured Sergeant Emily Sharp was forced to trade her combat boots in for a grade book. Now as a fourth-grade teacher she has her students write letters to deployed military members. It’s her way of giving back to those who are still risking their lives for their country. When a co-worker asks her to write a letter to her brother, to help him realize leaving the military isn’t the end, she’s at a loss what to say. Their situations are different. Her duty to her country was cut short, while his decision is by choice.

After twenty years in the Marines, Gunnery Sergeant Daniel Fitch’s life is about to change. Retirement is a hard pill to swallow. With the ghosts of those he lost haunting his thoughts and the weight of those whose lives would never be the same, he knows it’s time. With only weeks left he’s not sure what his future holds, until a letter arrives addressed to him.

Fate intervenes, bringing two Marines whose paths have crossed before, back together. With a stubborn older sister playing matchmaker and a freak storm, they might get more than they’d ever hoped for.